With the Citizenship Amendment Act coming into effect on Jan 10, the political resistance is deepening. The strength of the protestors is becoming stronger than ever. People are adamant and keen for tables to turn around by the government. There is no going back from here, it seems.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is someone who has never shied away from bluntly expressing his opinions on social issues. The man even took to streets to protest and said that all this "scared, egoistic, uneducated" government wants to do is to cling on power. He recently demanded to see Prime Minister Narendra Modi's father's birth certificate.
Protesting against CAA that facilitates non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan getting Indian citizenship, Anurag Kashyap demanded proof that Mr. Modi was educated, and wanted to see his degree in ¡°entire political science.¡±
With that, the filmmaker also said Mr. Modi should show his birth certificate, along with that of his father and his entire family, to the nation, and only then could he ask for papers from citizens. The filmmaker used the hashtag #f**kCAA as a mark of protest.
In a tweet calling the government ¡°dumb¡± and comparing CAA to demonetisation, the filmmaker shared, ¡°This government will do dialogue if they know how to talk. They cannot face a single question that¡¯s not been vetted, they don¡¯t have a plan, they haven¡¯t put out a system. This is a dumb government. Their CAA is like demonetisation. No plan. No vision. Just bullying. #f**kCAA.¡±
Actor Swara Bhasker also protested against the enforcement of CAA. Sharing the gazette notification issued by the Union Home Ministry that says the Citizenship Amendment Act has been brought into force from Jan 10, 2020, the acotr called it a ¡°Black Day for India.¡±